The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1887-12-23
IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES.
Reception at Washington Of the Iri.l.
Visitors.

thur O'Connor, leaders of the Irish
home rule cause in the British parlia-
ment, arrived this afternoon. escorted
by committee of Washington Irish
societies who had gone to Baltimore to
meet them. In the evening they were
rendered reception by the Irish So
cieties. and were conducted to the Ma
sonic temple in which the reception
was held. The hall of the temple was
brilliantly illuminated and decorated
with American and Irish flags, while
such inscriptions as Scotland, Wales
and Ireland Demand Home Rule"
American Sympathy is with Ireland"
Coercion is an Outrage OH the Spirit
of Human Liberty" Columbia Greets
Gladstone and Parnell," crnamented
the stage and walls. Nearly every seat
in the body of the hall was occupied.
When the distinguished guests had ar
rived and were escorted to seats upon
the platform, a large number of sena-
tors and representatives were present
to do them honor. Morris Murphy,
chairman of the committee on arrange.
ments, called the meeting to order
Senator Sherman was elected chair
man and made speech in which he
said:
He took pleasure in saying that he
believed he spoke the general voice OF
the people of the United States in every
part of the union whom he said to the
distinguished guests that the sympa-
thy of America went forth fully and
heartily in the strong desire that they
might have home rule in Ireland to the
full extent demanded by Parnell and
Gladstone. Why should not Ireland
have home rule. Americans felt that
they were born to govern themselves
and they had home rule not only in
the nation but in every part of theil
great organization of states. Our ma
tion, armed with the limited powers
was but the creature of the people. All
we want is that Great Britain may
yield to our Irish brethren what they
desire, and give them home rule; and
| the British government from that day
forth will be stronger than ever amiG
| the powers of the world.
INGALLS, SPEAKS.
Senator Sherman then gave way tt
Senator ingalls,, who had been selectef
as chairman but did not arrive unit
after the meeting had opened. Mr.
Ingalls, in his address said:
We have assembled for the purpos.
Of saying that the cause of Ireland il
| the cause Of America; that it is no
only the cause of Ireland, but of hu
manity itself. Great Britain shoult
not forget that here is nothing 8,
dangerous and 80 Improbable as injus
tlce; Great Britain should not forge
that seven million of people deter
mined to be free can never be enslayed
Great Britain should not forget tha
three millions of citizens in the orig
inal thirteen colonies revolted ane
achieved their independence under ia
less provocation than the seven milliol
of Irish people have endured for cen
turies. He could not forget thata bru
tai and degraded British soldierl
within the memory Of men wht
might now be within the hearing o
his voice had sacked and burned thi
capital. He could not forget that il
every great crisis in American histor,
we have had to contend with the il
will and malevolence of the governing
classes of Great Britain; that in th
last great struggle for the preservation
of constitutional liberty upon this con
tlnent we had the i'll will of the gov
erning classes of Great Britain; tina
she consorted with the south and equiv
ocated with tho north, and contribate,
everything short of actual hostility t.
secure the actual downfall of tn
American Union. I shall never ceas
to remember that during that awfu
period there was not battlefield fo
American liberty which was not illus
trated by Irish valor and consecrate
by Irish blood.
He then introduced Sir Arthu
O'Connor, who said:
ireland was attempting by force o
organized public opinion, by constitu
tional and peaceful means to secnr
the repeal not of a law but of COZ
quest. 1t was attempting to repea
the conquest of Ireland.
After a few words from Senate
Hawley and Esmonde strong resoll
J tions in harmony with tn
spirit of the meeting were adopte,
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